• Shezzagrad@lemmy.ml
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    I mean they can, it won’t save them, it would just destroy the world. By that logic so could Pakistan, so could china, UK, France, india and so on. But nukes require intelligence and some level of organisation to maintain and, America is losing allies, therefore bases to operate nukes, firing nuclear workers, gutting the government. America is the most powerful armies on the planet, but half of its power comes from its mass network of allies and military bases, without those you are just the most well defended and isolated nation on earth but invading? Good luck, you couldn’t beat afganistan with nato.

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      it won’t save them, it would just destroy the world

      nothing you said is wrong and it’s just a gut feeling but i personally believe the people in charge find that preferable to a world where the u.s. is no longer dominant.

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        You are absolutely right. I just hope whoever is in direct control of the nuke realised the gravity of their actions and defy orders if need be. Im sure every individual who is even remotely close to such an action understands the gravity of it